DRDO STA B Exam Pattern - Sr. Technical Assistant
Last Update : July 29, 2018
DO STA B EXAM PATTERN - Defence Research And Development Organization (DRDO) conducts examination for the recruitment of vacancies for the post of Senior Technical Assistant B (STA B) under Defence Research & Development Organisation Technical Cadre (DRTC). DRDO Conducts DRDO Entry Test-2018 (Tier-I & Tier II) for the recruitment of DRDO STA B posts. The aspiring applicants can find the Examination Pattern and Scheme of Examination on this page below as per guidelines released by the selection board.
Read below to know the detailed information about the Exam Pattern and other related important quick links.
DRDO has released the result for the recruitment of 494 vacancies for the post of Senior Technical Assistant B (STA B ).
DRDO STA B Recruitment 2018 - Important dates :
| NOTICE TITLE | IMPORTANT DATES |
| Application (Online) Submission Starts | 01-Aug-2018 |
| Last Date of Application Fee Submission | 29-Aug-2018 |
| Last Date of Application Form (Online) Submission | 29-Aug-2018 |
| Last Date to Edit the Application | 21 Oct 2018 |
| Date of Admit Card issuance | 18 Dec 2019 |
| Written Examination | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Result | TBD |
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DO STA B Exam Pattern Details:
The selection process will consist of DRDO entry test in two tiers: Tier-I, Tier-II & preliminary document verification.
| TIERS | TYPE OF EXAM | Scope of Exam | Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| I | CBT for Screening* | Test common to all post-codes :
| 150 | 150 | 120 mins |
| II | CBT For Provisional Selection** | Test specific to subject of post-code | 100 | 100 | 90 mins |
*SCREENING CRITERIA: Tier-I exam is for screening. The minimum qualifying marks for Tier-I is 40% for UR/OBC candidate and 35% for SC/ST candidates. Candidates will be provisionally shortlisted based on Tier-I examination merit in a ratio of 1:10 (No. of vacancy: No. of shortlisted candidates) provided they secure the minimum qualifying marks in examination. However, this ratio may increase depending upon organizational requirements. The last candidate securing equal marks in the bracket will also be included. These shortlisted candidates will be called for Tier-II examination.
**PROVISIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA: The provisional selection will be based on the merit obtained in Tier-II examination depending upon the post/category/sub-category of the candidate. The minimum qualifying marks for Tier-II is 40% for UR/OBC candidate and 35% for SC/ST candidates. NOTE: A) SC, ST, OBC and PWD candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, will be considered against the unreserved vacancies as per Govt. of India orders. B) The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SC, ST, OBC, and PWD candidates.